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    Aims and Outcomes I will describe how precedents are applied in court and explain the rules of statutory interpretation. Firstly I will explain what a precedent is. Precedent “In common law legal systems‚ a precedent or authority is a legal case establishing a principle or rule that a court or other judicial body utilizes when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts” Example Let’s say that a Court establishes that it is illegal for people to smoke or be in possession of Tobacco

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    studying or interpreting written law. They are more of rules of practice than legal rules. Outline the most common of these and give a brief commentary or explanation of the same. RULES OF LANGUAGE IN STATUTORY INTERPRETATION. The traditional common-law approach to statutory interpretation was to "look at the words of the Act". This approach was founded on the assumption that the statute alone was a reliable guide to the intent of the Parliament. To assist the courts in interpreting legislation‚ judges

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    Chapter 2 What is Literature and Does it Matter? What is literature? You’d think this would be a central question for literary theory‚ but in fact it has not seemed to matter very much. Why should this be? There appear to be two main reasons. First‚ since theory itself intermingles ideas from philosophy‚ linguistics‚ history‚ political theory‚ and psychoanalysis‚ why should theorists worry about whether the texts they’re reading are literary or not? For students and teachers of literature today there

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    The reality that people experience can be shaped by those with power. From governments‚ to police force and even including fiction writers and the media‚ they have the ability to influence the reality experienced by different people in society. This power manipulation extends to those with different ethnic backgrounds‚ socio-economic status‚ and religion. Chloe Hooper‚ in writing‚ The Tall Man‚ had the power over the reader by selecting what to include in her story. In the book Chloe also shows

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    opinion of the main character Neddy‚ because they cannot see his actual thought processes. This point of view gives a tremendous impact to the story. It is one of the most important literary elements Cheever uses to accomplish an outstanding piece of literature. Cheever successfully focuses reader’s attention on exactly the detail‚ opinion‚ and emotion the he wants to emphasize by manipulating third person point of view of in his short story. For example “Had you gone for a

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    by landlords. What they may spare in spinning they spend on rental‚ On milk‚ or on a meal to make porridge. To still the sobbing of the children at mealtime. Also they themselves suffer much hunger. They have woe in winter time…” William describes how they didn’t have time or the resources to get what they wanted for comfort‚ but rather on what they needed to survive. When Pope Urban II called for a crusade to help the Byzantines and to free the city of Jerusalem‚ many people looked at this as an

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    Aeneas’ interpretation of amor focuses on his higher purposes and future attachments‚ whereas Dido’s focuses on her personal‚ present attachments. Aeneas is not the most poignant speech maker‚ as is revealed through his only rebuttal of Dido’s claims. Within his thirty-line speech‚ Aeneas effectively tramples upon any hope Dido holds of a happy relationship and steady marriage. “sed nunc Italiam magnam Gryneus Apollo‚ / Italiam Lyciae iussere capessere sortes; / hic amor‚ haec patria est” (4.345-347)

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    Interpretation Project 2 Instructions Steps of Interpreting New Testament Letters Duvall and Hays explain and illustrate the four steps of the Interpretive Journey for New Testament letters in Journey into God’s Word: Your Guide to Understanding and Applying the Bible (pp. 100–102). After carefully reading Duvall and Hays‚ apply these steps to Galatians 5:16–18. A solid topical paragraph must be devoted to each step. Consult‚ interact with‚ and document at least 3 scholarly commentaries on Galatians

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    According to Ivan cited in Lawton‚ (1998:63)‚ education is one of many institutions used by the state to oppress individuals in comfort. This is attained when there is interconnectedness of parts that maintain society. In the classroom situation‚ the teacher is not for only teaching or imparting knowledge but his or her duties in the

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    Everyone was very easy to get along with. During the holidays there would be festive activities‚ like secret Santa during Christmas‚ potluck lunch the day before Thanksgiving‚ and pumpkin carving and costume contests for Halloween. I was surprised how lenient they were with the extent of the costume contest‚ I happened to win dressed up in my homemade Oompa Loompa costume with my face painted orange white eyebrows‚ and I forgot my socks at home so I painted my legs too! Even the president of the

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